THE organised labour on Tuesday warned that nothing will deny Nigerian workers any kobo from the N30,000 agreed by the constitutionally empowered National Minimum Wage Tripartite Committee; as contained, in its report already submitted to President Muhammadu Buhari. Comrade Ajaero said the Council of state has no legal power to approve or recommend minimum wage. In an interview with TribuneOnline, the ULC President said: “The Council of State does not have any constitutional power to approve or recommend minimum wage. “We want to state that workers are workers everywhere whether at the Federal Level or at the State Level. “Minimum wage issue, therefore, is moving to a new theatre, the National Assembly.

Source: Nigerian Tribune January 22, 2019 18:45 UTC